Halloween this Sunday

[Ladydragon]

Don't forget it's Halloween this Sunday so don't forget to get some lollies to give to the children that knock on your door and you won't let them down nothing worse than than a child knocking on a door and the person has no lollies to give to them.

[MIXONE]

Time to drag out the Devilcycle again then.:devil2:

[Virago]

Don't forget it's Halloween this Sunday...

Halloween is on Monday...:facepalm:

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[Parlane]

^ 31 days in Oct lol.

[sil3nt]

nothing worse than than a child knocking on a door and the person has no lollies to give to them.There are plenty things worse. Like kids knocking on your door asking for lollies.

[Maha]

Throw a packet of 100's/1000's into the air and yell 'lollie scramble'!..they'll be busy for at least three hours.

[blackdog]

5yo nieces b'day.

She's starting to get fucked off with pumpkins for presents.

[Hopeful Bastard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXa3TSek3xg


Lets hope there's no "Herbert" out there eh?? LMAO!



As for Halloween itself, I couldnt care less. If they wish to come up my dark driveway, I'll scare the shit outta them.

[Big Dave]

There are plenty things worse. Like kids knocking on your door asking for lollies.

Smithers, release the hounds.

[LankyBastard]

If its anything like last year all the kids will get at our place is a couple of waterballoons travelling at speed in their direction... :2guns:

[Indiana_Jones]

There are plenty things worse. Like kids knocking on your door asking for lollies.

+1.

The best ones are the ones who don't even dress up and expect candy :p

-Indy

[FJRider]

I'm just going to do what I did last year ... turn the sprinklers on ... :yes:

Ate the lollies myself ... :corn:

[hellokitty]

I will be locking the gate and parking the car over the driveway :angry: hate the little buggars!

[Virago]

Bah fucking humbug, eh? May as well just regurgitate my annual response:


Halloween brings out a level of intolerence and hysteria that never fails to astound me. Alas, the days of neighbourhood community spirit appear to be a distant memory.

From my own childhood (back in the 60's), I remember playing in the street with my neighbourhood pals, and knowing all the people in the street - even the ones without kids of their own. It was a community, with the trust and tolerance that grows from shared lives.

My wife grew up on the other side of the world, but her childhood memories are similar.

The world has changed. Contempt and mistrust have replaced the community co-operation. It is no longer socially acceptable for children to talk to their adult neighbours - and intolerable for those adults to interact with those children.

Halloween could be a chance to break down those barriers. A ceremony where the children can indulge in fancy-dress, and parade around their neighbours, with perhaps the reward of a lolly or two.

Ah well.

[bogan]

Hook up a stebel to the doorbell and hide it under the doormat, then sit inside listening to slayer and eating candy, sounds like a plan.

All I need now is a stebel, doorbel, and candy :facepalm: got some slayer and a doormat though :Punk:

[Ladydragon]

Sorry everyone I spoke to my neice tonight she said Hallowerrn is on this Monday the 31st of October just wanted to correct myself. :facepalm:

[Ladydragon]

Halloween is on Monday...:facepalm:

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I just corrected myself about what date I wrote sorry about getting it wrong

[Parlane]

I just corrected myself about what date I wrote sorry about getting it wrong

Haha don't take it seriously :P

[Virago]

I just corrected myself about what date I wrote sorry about getting it wrong

It's alright - we're used to it...:innocent:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/130335-Halloween?p=1129895147#post1129895147

[Jantar]

Halloween was a celtic custom that didn't involve any "trick or treats". In North America, trick or treat has been a customary Halloween tradition since at least the late 1950s leave it in North America and don't bring it to NZ.

If you want to receive gifts in NZ then re-introduce the Celtic traditions of souling, where children and poor people would sing and say prayers for the dead in return for cakes.

[swbarnett]

nothing worse than than a child knocking on a door and the person has no lollies to give to them.
How about a bunch of random kids knocking on your door demanding stuff. Any other time of year that's called extortion.

[MIXONE]

How about a bunch of random kids knocking on your door demanding stuff. Any other time of year that's called extortion.

Kids demand stuff from me all year around.Unfortunately they are mine so I can't tell them to eff off or release the hounds on them.

[Banditbandit]

Don't forget it's Halloween this Sunday so don't forget to get some lollies to give to the children that knock on your door and you won't let them down nothing worse than than a child knocking on a door and the person has no lollies to give to them.

OOOO ... goodie ... little children looking for lollies ...:facepalm:

[gijoe1313]

Burn them? :innocent:

[slofox]

Mmmm...I'm in a new neighbourhood this year.

At the last place all the local kids knew I was a grumpy old bastard who lived on his own with just a cat for company and spent his free time roaring about the countryside on an overpowered motorcycle, outraging motorists and frightening livestock and little children - definitely a weirdo and most likely a paedophile. So they were all way too scared to come down my driveway.

Let's hope those rumours have come to the new neighbourhood with me...:devil2:

[Parlane]

I was about to say that bikers seem to be dicks. But then I realised that the opinions expressed here are the opinions of most old people in NZ. I'm hoping that when your generations die out, that our generation actually become friendlier with our neighbours, and community spirit holidays like this actually take off.

I guess I will wait. :)

[oneofsix]

I was about to say that bikers seem to be dicks. But then I realised that the opinions expressed here are the opinions of most old people in NZ. I'm hoping that when your generations die out, that our generation actually become friendlier with our neighbours, and community spirit holidays like this actually take off.

I guess I will wait. :)

who the hell are you kidding? As the generations progress they get more insular and self centred. This shit is all pretend sharing, bring back the big neighbourhood Guy Fawkes Bon fires :woohoo: and scrub this commercialised paedophiles holiday.

[blackdog]

I was about to say that bikers seem to be dicks. But then I realised that the opinions expressed here are the opinions of most old people in NZ. I'm hoping that when your generations die out, that our generation actually become friendlier with our neighbours, and community spirit holidays like this actually take off.

I guess I will wait. :)

Your opinions will change, when you get a big boys bike.

[Scuba_Steve]

I always look forward to when they actually try something :devil2:

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[swbarnett]

I was about to say that bikers seem to be dicks. But then I realised that the opinions expressed here are the opinions of most old people in NZ. I'm hoping that when your generations die out, that our generation actually become friendlier with our neighbours, and community spirit holidays like this actually take off.

I guess I will wait. :)
For me it has nothing to do with community and everything to do with objecting to the Amerification of NZ.

[swbarnett]

bring back the big neighbourhood Guy Fawkes Bon fires :woohoo: and scrub this commercialised paedophiles holiday.
Exactly. Now they're considered too dangerous :facepalm:. The removal of anything even remotely dangerous from the fireworks bag is indicative of the mentality that has destroyed the community spirit. God, I miss the thunderbolts. You could actually blow things up with those. Now you don't even have tom thumbs. And there's nothing like holding a double-happy in your fist to teach you to respect explosives.




Yes, I do have all my digits.

[Big Dave]

For me it has nothing to do with community and everything to do with objecting to the Amerification of NZ.

Would you like fries with that?

[Big Dave]

The kids around here are all doing their sugar trip tonight.

Just been walking the dog and the park is full of 'em.

Smithers - more red cordial.

[Ladydragon]

If anyone is going to be giving lollies out to the children make sure the lollies don't have nuts in them or chocolate some children are allergic to chocolate and nuts my neice has a boy in her class at school if someones eaten nuts and then he touches the door handal and then the boy thats allergic touches it he will go into a allergic reaction so please no lollies which have nuts or chocolate.

[wickle]

If anyone is going to be giving lollies out to the children make sure the lollies don't have nuts in them or chocolate some children are allergic to chocolate and nuts my neice has a boy in her class at school if someones eaten nuts and then he touches the door handal and then the boy thats allergic touches it he will go into a allergic reaction so please no lollies which have nuts or chocolate.

Is it alright to add some laxtive ?

[Virago]

If anyone is going to be giving lollies out to the children make sure the lollies don't have nuts in them or chocolate some children are allergic to chocolate and nuts my neice has a boy in her class at school if someones eaten nuts and then he touches the door handal and then the boy thats allergic touches it he will go into a allergic reaction so please no lollies which have nuts or chocolate.

I thoroughly enjoy Halloween, and also have an older daughter with severe and wide-ranging food allergies. But I have to say, if any such child is going door-to-door asking for lollies, they (and their parents) need to be removed from the gene-pool - urgently.

Allergy control and management is the responsibility of the sufferers, not the rest of society.

[Geeen]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to swbarnett again.

Goddamit!!

[meteor]

It's just another grab for free shit. Most of the kids that come around don't even dress up... and most don't come from this neighbourhood anyway. If they do come to the door I ask them to do something, a song, a joke or whatever and most just stand there with a pak n save bag full of free shit they've begged for and a dumb look on their face while Mum's at the end of the driveway wearing a curtain and leaning on the bongo van! Great learning experience. Ba humbug!

[Jdogg]

It's just another grab for free shit. Most of the kids that come around don't even dress up... and most don't come from this neighbourhood anyway. If they do come to the door I ask them to do something, a song, a joke or whatever and most just stand there with a pak n save bag full of free shit they've begged for and a dumb look on their face while Mum's at the end of the driveway wearing a curtain and leaning on the bongo van! Great learning experience. Ba humbug!


^This and the fact that it is a American (ised) holiday and Im not too keen on my kids being involved in just another money grabbing and stupid marketing ploy to leverage more money from my pockets. They can play dress up anytime they want and as for community spirit, whats wrong with a working bee at the local school or kindy with a BBQ or a street party meet/greet or a backyard summer cricket series, instead of teaching our kids that all you need to do in order to get things, is to simply dress up and demand something for nothing.......You dont need an (American) Holiday/occasion to develop community spirit and to share a fun time with your children.

[nudemetalz]

Next it will be
Kids says Trick or treat !! "
I say "Here, have some lollies"..
The Annoying one says "Screw the lollies, gimme a iPad, iPod or Gameboy, you tight old man"
I say "Do you know what 7.62mm means" ?

[Usarka]

Exactly. Now they're considered too dangerous :facepalm:. The removal of anything even remotely dangerous from the fireworks bag is indicative of the mentality that has destroyed the community spirit.

The best bet now is the super candle. 29.5 inches of BOOM.

http://www.sog.co.nz/fireworks-candles.htm

[oneofsix]

If anyone is going to be giving lollies out to the children make sure the lollies don't have nuts in them or chocolate some children are allergic to chocolate and nuts my neice has a boy in her class at school if someones eaten nuts and then he touches the door handal and then the boy thats allergic touches it he will go into a allergic reaction so please no lollies which have nuts or chocolate.

:scratch:Your heart might be in the right place but you are wrong. Ever hear the old saying 'beggars can't be choosers'? If their allergies are that bad they shouldn't be begging for lollies from strangers no matter what the excuse. There are many other ways to do Halloween if you must, some of them even British like staying home and playing party games like dunking for apples, and many reasons why people can't do what they like (a ton down the motorway) so I guess now is the time for kids with server allergies to learn this.

[oneofsix]

Exactly. Now they're considered too dangerous :facepalm:. The removal of anything even remotely dangerous from the fireworks bag is indicative of the mentality that has destroyed the community spirit. God, I miss the thunderbolts. You could actually blow things up with those. Now you don't even have tom thumbs. And there's nothing like holding a double-happy in your fist to teach you to respect explosives.




Yes, I do have all my digits.

Those double happys could make the hand tingle :yes: Argh the good old days :woohoo: Jumping jacks, tom thumbs, double happys, sky rockets - all gone :crybaby:

[Shadowjack]

Well, it's just started here, and so I politely (in the curmudgeonly way) insisted that:
"I don't do Hallowe'en".

[Usarka]

Someone on the radio was saying their little kid's freaking out with zombies and people with axes stuck in their head walking into the property and knocking on the door.

[imdying]

I thoroughly enjoy Halloween, and also have an older daughter with severe and wide-ranging food allergies. But I have to say, if any such child is going door-to-door asking for lollies, they (and their parents) need to be removed from the gene-pool - urgently.

Allergy control and management is the responsibility of the sufferers, not the rest of society.Yeah, I agree with Virago. I'm happy to give sweeties to those that've dressed up, but I'm not responsible for any of that shite, I expect Mum and Dad to figure that one out!

Not too worried about the Americanisation NZ, that ship sailed a loooong time ago.

[Banditbandit]

I was about to say that bikers seem to be dicks. But then I realised that the opinions expressed here are the opinions of most old people in NZ. I'm hoping that when your generations die out, that our generation actually become friendlier with our neighbours, and community spirit holidays like this actually take off.

I guess I will wait. :)

Yeah???? I remember Halloween when I was a kid - everyone used to dress up in costumes and go to a community dance ... children, adults, teeagers .. the whole lot together ... where neigbours, friends and community had a great time together ... at a fancy dress party ... to celebrate All Hallows Eve ... (Tomorow is All saints Day)

None of this going begging from door to door for free lollies .. that's Americanization shit ... what's "community" about that??

[MSTRS]

Just had one at our door...
Kid/s stood in the drive while mum or big sister knocked and told us "Halloween"
Oh really?

[Usarka]

Just had one at our door...
Kid/s stood in the drive while mum or big sister knocked and told us "Halloween"
Oh really?

I hope someone knocks on Hitchers door and simply says "Halloween" :mega: :rofl:

[slofox]

Them: "Halloween!"

Me: "Sorry, wrong house. My name's not Ween."

[Oakie]

I will be locking the gate and parking the car over the driveway :angry: hate the little buggars!

What she said.

[hellokitty]

:innocent: My dog had a lovely evening barking at all the children just as they put their hand on the (locked) gate to try to open it.

[Paul in NZ]

Well we have kids livin with us again so we had lots of the wee darlings about the place shyly asking trick or treat and everyone shuffling their feet not 'quite' knowing what its really all about. Its a bit of a laugh - generally its only kids that know our grandkids or kids from up the road so its all good.

Its one night - its a bit of a giggle - kids LOVE it so stop getting your panties in a knot about it. As for the americanisation of NZ? Oh FFS - I'd say your average trip to a: the movies, B; watching TV, C: HOG rally, D: Hot Rod show would be way worse... Oh - lets ban fast food as well...

Maybe we should all go for a ride on our locally produced motorcyces and..... oh....

[BoristheBiter]

Someone on the radio was saying their little kid's freaking out with zombies and people with axes stuck in their head walking into the property and knocking on the door.

Just need to remind them of rule 1.

[nodrog]

Fuck they whinge when you throw a handful of cabbage in their bags, ungrateful little cunts.

[oneofsix]

Glad I don't live in Miramar. Think those peole have gone crazy having Weta workshops close by

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5885798/Halloween-brings-out-haunting-hordes

[Ladydragon]

I took the boy (Dhishan) next door tricker treating last night I was all dressed up as a zombie cow girl even did all the zombie make up and dark bood coming out from the mouth and around the top black around the eyes even got the cow boy hat.The boy next door went as a zombie too all dressed in black and had the face Mask.When he knocked on the door I reminded him he has to do a trick or a treat before he gets any lollies so he did he was really good he always said thank you after to.

I was actually quite amazed how many people are getting into the sprit of Halloween now especially if you do it on the main road we went into this large complex that had all these large town houses in we came back with half a bluging bag full of just lollies,chocolate mini bars:facepalm: The people were giving handful of lollies not just a few funny thing was we we even got a whole packet of double chocolate Tim Tams.I saw alot of children in full costum with also older kids taking them around dressed up to.
Even the dairy up the road was giving lollies to the children and adults for Halloween not just a few either.

Dhishan was really good when we did get home he said to me if I would like to have any of the lollies to take home I just said no thanks you enjoy them he had some family members at his house.But I must admit we did have a little moro bar during the night and he had a few lollies to.

[Ladydragon]

It's just another grab for free shit. Most of the kids that come around don't even dress up... and most don't come from this neighbourhood anyway. If they do come to the door I ask them to do something, a song, a joke or whatever and most just stand there with a pak n save bag full of free shit they've begged for and a dumb look on their face while Mum's at the end of the driveway wearing a curtain and leaning on the bongo van! Great learning experience. Ba humbug!



Interesting how you mentioned about the Pak N Save bag I saw a few kids with them to the boy I took tricker treating had a proper halloween bag I must admit the pak n save bags didn't look that great.

[imdying]

One bird was waltzing around in a leopard skin leotard complete with tail and ears... I'm upvoting Halloween!

[Hoon]

I like Halloween - the giving that is, not the pavement pounding. Guess its just the kid in me that never grew up. Our neighboorhood is perfect for it too as we get a lot of kids (mostly under 10yo having a playground, park, primary school and daycare within 300m). Probably saw about 50 kids last night in total and thats only the ones that came up the drive. One year I decorated the front of the house, kids would see it from half way up the street and come running and screaming. Now they recognize me on the street and know my house (hopefully they'll refrain from knocking over my letter box when they get older:)).

I went through about 1 and a half bags of Party mix and pineapple lumps (1.2kg bags) so about $10 worth from the Warehouse. Next year my 2.5 yo will be old enough to take trick or treating so I'll probably have to do the dress up/door knocking thing.

The day I get too old or bitter to enjoy making kids happy will be the time to put me into a retirement home.

[george formby]

:innocent: My dog had a lovely evening barking at all the children just as they put their hand on the (locked) gate to try to open it.


:clap:Ditto. My wee Bull Terrier was stood at the door baying like a good un at the little urchins trying to get up our stairs. I recognised some of them from the wee shites I bailed up for tagging awhile ago.

I've always fancied baking some exlax chocolate cookies for them but common sense prevails.